Senior Project Manager – Fire Alarm, Integrated Security & Life Safety Systems
NSG Life Safety / Norel Service Company is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead fire alarm, integrated security, critical communications, and life safety projects from award through closeout.
This role is ideal for a construction, life safety, low-voltage, or electronic security project manager who can manage schedules, budgets, field coordination, customer communication, and successful project delivery.
Location: On-site, West Bridgewater
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Reports To: Director of Engineering
What You’ll Do
- Manage assigned projects from award through closeout, including planning, scheduling, execution, commissioning, and turnover.
- Oversee projects involving fire alarm, integrated security, CCTV, access control, critical communications, life safety systems, and related low-voltage scopes.
- Serve as the main point of contact for customers, contractors, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, internal teams, and AHJs.
- Manage project budgets, labor tracking, cost control, forecasting, billing milestones, change orders, and margin performance.
- Coordinate engineering, submittals, procurement, installation, programming, testing, inspections, commissioning, and closeout.
- Lead and coordinate project teams, field supervisors, technicians, programmers, and subcontractors.
- Review drawings, specifications, contracts, scopes, schedules, and change conditions to identify risks and cost impacts.
- Support successful inspections, customer acceptance, AHJ sign-offs, and complete closeout documentation.
- Represent the company professionally with customers, contractors, vendors, inspectors, and internal leadership.
What We’re Looking For
Required:
- 3 to 7+ years of project management experience in fire alarm, life safety, low-voltage electrical, electronic security, critical communications, construction, or a related field.
- Experience managing projects from award through closeout.
- Strong understanding of construction project workflows, including submittals, RFIs, procurement, scheduling, labor coordination, change orders, testing, inspections, and closeout.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, contracts, scopes of work, and project schedules.
- Strong financial management skills, including budget tracking, cost control, forecasting, billing milestones, and margin protection.
- Strong organization, communication, customer service, conflict resolution, and follow-through skills.
- Ability to lead field and project teams without formal direct-report authority.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management or construction management tools.
Preferred:
- Experience with fire alarm, integrated security, CCTV, access control, intrusion detection, emergency communications, sprinklers, or other life safety systems.
- Familiarity with platforms such as Notifier, Simplex, Edwards/EST, Fire-Lite, Potter, Siemens, Honeywell, LenelS2, Genetec, Avigilon, Brivo, Verkada, Axis, Hanwha, or Milestone.
- NICET Fire Alarm Systems certification, especially NICET Level II or higher.
- PMP, PSP, or CSPM certification.
- Experience with Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, AutoCAD viewers, ERP systems, service management systems, or job costing platforms.
- Familiarity with NFPA standards, local fire codes, OSHA expectations, and AHJ inspection processes.
Certification Support
We support relevant professional development and may reimburse approved business-related certification training and exam costs in accordance with company policy.
Eligible employees may also receive certification bonuses, subject to policy and eligibility requirements.
Work Environment
This is an on-site role based at the company’s office. The Senior Project Manager will also visit customer locations, construction sites, and project locations as needed for meetings, inspections, progress reviews, and field coordination.
Equal Employment Opportunity
NSG Life Safety / Norel Service Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.